The twenty-third James Bond film directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Revolutionary Road), from a script by John Logan, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. It features Daniel Craig’s third performance as James Bond and Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva, the film’s villain. Also starring Judi Dench as M, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Albert Finney and Ben Whishaw as Q.

In the film, Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.